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The
same, only different.
Now
that it has become almost impossible to find a copy of a prior album,
Chokebore has eventually released the successor of the acclaimed Black
Black on a small French label that a friend of theirs created
especially for them. When they played in France last year, they
already had this album in mind, just as a painkiller to get away from
the sweet darkness of Black Black. As a matter of fact, the album
opens with the unexpected Ciao LA with its explicit lyrics ( I
am looking back against the tour of black black…). This
“basic” power pop rock song seems to announce a break up with the
prior era, but Geneva plunges back into a slow motion love
affair fans enjoy. While I’ll save you reinforces the genuine
satisfaction of listening to a perfect sequel to the last album, Snow
mixes both ambiances and maybe the band has finally found rest in its
inner peaceful war. Chokebore plays with the listener, because they
never really give up their darker side, now they master it and play
with it within the songs. One of my favourite song, Ultra Lite,
is again a perfect balance between melancholy and evolution, with a
delicate piano line and the quality of the arrangements. I’d say
that Police is much more catchy played live because of its
heady structure. I love waiting and Person you chose are
rather complementary and they are both marked by frustration and
contained fury. Little dream is another concise answer to Black
Black fans and detractors. The album ends with She flew alone,
with the predominance of the Dm chord, one of the saddest…
It’s
a miracle has no flaws and stands as another milestone in
Chokebore’s career, just like Black Black. Fans just have to surpass
their infinite passion for the latter. This statement is really stupid
but I never finish anything correctly.
-Vsevolod